Asset Management
Ameriprise Financial Executive Compensation (FY25)
AMP · Minneapolis, MN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ James Cracchiolo | Latest say-on-pay support = April 29, 2026 | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ To the median employee |
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Data as of October 23, 2026Latest filing (8-K): April 30, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — James Cracchiolo: $28,144,215 → $30,828,468 (9.5% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 88.6% → 90.6% (2.0 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 210:1 → 232:1 (10.5% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Ameriprise Financial's chief executive and what were they paid?
James Cracchiolo was paid $30,828,468 in total compensation as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $28,144,215 reported for fiscal 2024, Cracchiolo's total was 9.5% higher.
What was Ameriprise Financial's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 90.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 29, 2026.
Which companies are in Ameriprise Financial's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Aflac, Bank of New York Mellon, BlackRock, Charles Schwab and Invesco, among others.
What is Ameriprise Financial's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 232:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $133,001.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Cracchiolo Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Walter Berman Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Joseph Sweeney Executive Vice President, Advice and Wealth Management Products and Service Delivery | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
William Davies Executive Vice President and Global Asset Management | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Cracchiolo Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Walter Berman Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
William Truscott Chief Executive Officer, Global Asset Management | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Joseph Sweeney President, Advice & Wealth Management Products and Service Delivery | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
William Davies Executive Vice President Global Chief Investment Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Cracchiolo Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Walter Berman Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
William Truscott Chief Executive Officer, Global Asset Management | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Joseph Sweeney President, Advice & Wealth Management Products and Service Delivery | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
William Davies Executive Vice President Global Chief Investment Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Cracchiolo Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Walter Berman Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
William Truscott Chief Executive Officer, Global Asset Management | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Joseph Sweeney President, Advice & Wealth Management Products and Service Delivery | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
William Davies Executive Vice President Global Chief Investment Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Equity awards granted
Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James M. Cracchiolo | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| James M. Cracchiolo | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| James M. Cracchiolo | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Joseph E. Sweeney | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Joseph E. Sweeney | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Joseph E. Sweeney | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Walter S. Berman | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Walter S. Berman | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Walter S. Berman | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| William Davies | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| William Davies | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| William Davies | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| William F. Truscott | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| William F. Truscott | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| William F. Truscott | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Cracchiolo | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 01/27/2023 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 01/27/2023 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 01/26/2024 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 01/31/2025 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 01/26/2024 | |
| Walter Berman | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 01/27/2023 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 01/27/2023 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 01/26/2024 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 01/26/2024 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 01/31/2025 | |
| William Truscott | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 01/27/2023 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 01/27/2023 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 01/26/2024 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 01/26/2024 | |
| Joseph Sweeney | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 01/27/2023 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 01/27/2023 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 01/26/2024 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 01/26/2024 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 01/31/2025 | |
| William Davies | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 01/27/2023 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 01/27/2023 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Severance and change in control
The terms as written in the agreements.
James Cracchiolo
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · Severance agreement
| Excise tax treatment | ◇ |
Joseph Sweeney
President, Advice & Wealth Management Products and Service Delivery · Severance agreement
| Excise tax treatment | ◇ |
Walter Berman
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer · Severance agreement
| Excise tax treatment | ◇ |
William Davies
Executive Vice President Global Chief Investment Officer · Severance agreement
| Excise tax treatment | ◇ |
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert F. Sharpe Jr | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Christopher J. Williams | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Dianne Neal Blixt | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Amy DiGeso | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Brian T. Shea | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Glynis A. Bryan | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
W. Edward Walter III | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Armando Pimentel Jr | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Liane J. Pelletier | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
James M. Cracchiolo served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
| Board cash retainer | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as deferred stock units.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Aflac AFL
- Bank of New York Mellon BNY
- BlackRock BLK
- Charles Schwab SCHW
- Invesco IVZ
- Jefferies Financial Group JEF
- Morgan Stanley MS
- Principal Financial PFG
- Prudential Financial PRU
- Raymond James RJF
- State Street STT
- T. Rowe Price TROW
- The Carlyle Group CG
- U.S. Bancorp USB
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | April 29, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | April 30, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | April 24, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | April 26, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | April 27, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | April 28, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | April 29, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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- 0001104659-26-052928Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-26-032725CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation of Directors · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025 · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End 2025 · and 1 more section
- 0001104659-25-044113Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-24-052593
- 0001104659-23-052515
- 0001140361-23-012336COMPENSATION TABLES
- 0001104659-22-053541Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-21-058958Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-20-055277Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}